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BBS Route · Georgia · BCR 27

Courthouse Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 44 survey years, still active.

98Species RecordedSpecies recordedDistinct species detected on standard-protocol BBS runs here across all years on record — a measure of survey breadth, not a complete checklist.Full methodology →
44Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Georgia Courthouse

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Courthouse route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
Northern CardinalCardinalidae642024+38%1968
American CrowCorvidae602024+35%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae412024+137%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae362024+237%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae352024-31%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae262024+174%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae232024-49%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae222024+131%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae222024+117%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae212024+10%1968
Blue JayCorvidae162024-76%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae152024+20%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae142024+25%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae142024+169%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae122024+143%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae122024+227%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae112024+500%1968
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae82024+325%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae82024+32%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae72024-78%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae72024+9%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae72024-62%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae62024-37%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62024-71%1968
Orchard OrioleIcteridae62024-46%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae62024-55%1968
Black VultureCathartidae62022+125%1974
Canada GooseAnatidae62000n/an/a
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52024-17%1968
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae52024+0%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52024-64%1968
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae52024+700%1974
Northern ParulaParulidae52024+200%1969
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae52024+567%1972
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42024+233%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42024+77%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42024-83%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae42024+123%1975
Common Ground DoveColumbidae42024+100%1973
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42024+80%1998

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.